Newspaper Column – The Cornishman – 13/10/25

Column for week commencing 13th October 2025 – Andrew George MP 

• There’s a 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 
  next Friday, 24th October – 12pm to 6pm
  At Humphry Davy School, Penzance 

An array of local charities, advice agencies and support put together. The Festival will celebrate the talent and kindness of our community organisations. 

Family-friendly, it offers a range of support available, particularly for wellbeing and to help with cost-of-living challenges.  

The festival will feature stalls offering advice, resources, and connections, alongside a variety of activities and attractions.  

Free, freshly cooked, soup and snack will also be available throughout.  

I’m enormously grateful to many local charities (including: Trelya, Volunteer Cornwall, Penzance Foodbank, Whole Again Communities), public agencies (like the Job Centre, Healthy Cornwall, Ambulance and Fire services, Active Cornwall, Livewest, South West Water) and advice organisations (like Citizens’ Advice/CAB, Inclusion Cornwall, Neighbourhood Energy Action, Mental Health Hub, Age UK, local GP Surgeries). Over 30 organisations, demonstrating the wealth of talent, support and help available.  

Organised by my office, with the support of a volunteer team. 

If you’re part of an organisation which hasn’t heard from my office yet, and would like to join us, please get in touch.  

andrew.george.mp@parliament.uk  

01736 339526 

 

• My next public meeting will take place in St Ives this Friday, 17th October at 7pm. 

I’ll concentrate on: 

Combatting the worrying rise in intolerance and prejudice; the government’s NHS 10 Year Plan; Meeting local housing need; and Options for the Autumn budget. Hopefully we’ll have time for more… 

Space is limited. So please book your place in advance. Email or phone beforehand with any questions/concerns you’d like to raise. 

andrew.george.mp@parliament.uk  

01736 339526 

 

• Parliament is back after the conference recess and there’s plenty for MPs to get hot under the collar about. Lots of opportunities to accuse each other of improper this and that, and the stage perfectly set for theatrical yah-boo and vaudeville tribalism.  

Hopefully we’ll get beyond that as quickly as possible and on to serious consideration about how we can all pull together to make the world a better place. From decent and affordable homes for locals, working to restore the NHS, solving the schools SEND crisis, and combating climate change and reversing nature decline, there’s much to do. You wouldn’t think it when you hear them arguing, but most of us agree we should get on and do all these things.    

Though most of time has to be in Parliament, I still arrange as many local meetings and casework surgeries. So please contact my office (see above) if you want/need to make contact.